Oregon Flashcards
In what AVA is the Maresh Vineyard?
Dundee Hills
In what AVA is the Shea Vineyard?
Yamhill-Carlton
In what AVA is the Gertz Vineyard?
Dundee Hills
In what AVA is the Abbey Ridge Vineyard?
Dundee Hills
Roughly how much of the fruit from the vineyard does Shea sell?
They sell about 75%
Where is the Appassionata vineyard? Who owns it?
Chehalem Mountains AVA. It is the J. Christopher estate vineyard.
Who owns the Shea Vineyard?
Dick and Deirdre Shea
In what year did the Shea’s start planting? Why did they have to replant?
Started in 1989, replanted in waves because of phylloxera. Finished in 2008
Who was one of the first winemakers to spotlight Shea Vineyards?
Ken Wright for Panther Creek made a deal in 1993. Other people had been buying it, but blending it. Wright left for his own label in 94, so that year Lanther Creek (Makrk VLossak) and Wright made vineyard designate Shea.
Kendall-Jackson makes wine in the Williamette Valley under what label?
La Crema
What was La Crema’s first vintage of Oregon Pinot? Where did they make it?
- Dobbes Family Estate in Dundee. Moved to NW Wine Company in 2013.
In addition to La Crema, what are the other two Kendall-Jackson
- Gran Moraine, named for a Jackson Family-owned vineyard in Carlton. Eugenia Keegan is GM and winemaker.
- Zena Crown in the Eola-Amity. Tony Rynders is consulting, Shane Moore is the day-to-day.
When did Lynn Penner Ash come to the Willamette Valley? Where was she the winemaker before her own label?
In 1988, at Rex Hill. She left in March 2002.
Who is the winemaker for La Crema?
Elizabeth Grant-Douglas
Where is the Lone Star Vineyard? Who owns it? What varieties are planted there?
Hopewell, OR in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, owned by Argyle. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and some Riesling.
